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Lady Gaga performing at the Grammy Awards in February.

Hear that? It’s the sound of live music dying for local Australian artists

I was asked to support a huge international act. Then I read the fine print.

  • Athanasia Sakoutis

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Joanne Cervantes.

‘I fall asleep in class’: New program to tackle teens’ screen habits

A school-based digital wellbeing program created by the Black Dog Institute has been launched in Australia. Can it change the way teenagers use their phones?

  • Sarah Berry
Book covers

Why do all book covers look the same now?

That book looks so familiar to you … because it is.

  • Michael Sun
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On TikTok, there’s only one winner from Trump’s tariff death spiral with China

First came the AI-generated videos depicting Americans working in sweatshops. Since then, it’s been open slather, gifting Beijing a PR win.

  • Lisa Visentin
US President Donald Trump has signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the United States and China.

Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end, TikTok deal on ice

The US president says he doesn’t want to go higher and may want to go lower “because at a certain point you make it where people don’t buy”.

  • Trevor Hunnicutt
GWS Giants player Tom Green and social media content manager Jacob Gaynor, who host podcast In the Green Room.

Meet the unlikely duo behind the AFL’s social media renaissance

GWS content manager Jacob Gaynor has pioneered an all-access, take-no-prisoners style. Childhood friend and star midfielder Tom Green is along for the ride.

  • Penry Buckley
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Bill Trad of Acai Underworld.

Trad trades gangster life for acai berry business

Ex-con Bill “Underworld” Trad is riding the crest of Sydney’s açai wave thanks in part to his wildly popular social media videos featuring his prison chic face tattoo and rolled-up track pants. But with the business booming, competition is fierce.

  • Jordan Baker

$100 leggings for five bucks? The viral TikTok post taunting US consumers

Chinese manufacturers purportedly behind big-name American brands are hitting back at US tariffs. But experts are questioning their legitimacy.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Laing O’Rourke is using digital modelling to figure out how it can improve facilities at railway stations.

Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport

Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.

  • Cindy Yin
Katy Perry is off to space.

Space has a PR problem. It’s time to make it great again

Using space as a stunt to recover from a failed album is just another nail in the coffin of the great black void’s reputation.

  • Patrick Lenton

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